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My Top 3 Priorities

Fighting for improved educational opportunities, affordable college and 21st century job training

Enhance public safety - without safe neighborhoods, kids cant go to school, businesses cant function, and society doesn't thrive. We need more community-based policing along with adequate staffing levels for law enforcement,

Address the needs of veterans and the homeless

Experience

Experience

Profession:Assembly Speakers Deputy

Special Assistant to California State Assembly Speaker, State of California (2014–current)

Education

National Labor College — Bachelors Degree, Labor Studies (1992)

Biography

Darren Parker is a long time Public Servant, visionary small business owner, and committed Father & Grandfather. He currently serves as a Special Assistant to California State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon. Darren and his wife have been married for 32 years and have 5 daughters and 5 granddaughters. He serves as a deacon at Livingstone Cathedral of Worship Church.

Darren Parker is the Chairman of the California Democratic Party’s African American Caucus and serves as the Los Angeles County Democratic Party Region 1 Secretary. He has also served on the Eastside School District Advisory Council, Antelope Valley Union High School District Advisory Council, Palmdale School District African American Advisory Council and is an AVID (Advanced Via Individual Determination) Community Liaison. Darren has raised funds to support safe schools, teen summits and "Increase the Peace Day" events. Additionally, Darren Parker served on the Quartz Hill Town Council, the Antelope Valley Human Relations Commission, the City of Lancaster’s Architectural Committee, the Antelope Valley College District Citizens Oversight Committee, the Antelope Valley Youth Build Advisory Board, and the Board of the Antelope Valley Hispanic Chamber Commerce. He was appointed by both Governor Gray Davis and Governor Jerry Brown to serve on the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds Board.

Who supports this candidate?

Organizations (10)

Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO

Southern California Council of the Communications Workers of America (CWA)

Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California

California Nurses Association (CNA)

California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC)

Sprinkler Fitters U.A. - Local 709

Steamfitters U.A. - Local 250

Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA) - Local 300

California Teamsters Public Affairs Council

Elected Officials (16)

California State Treasurer John Chiang

California Attorney General Kamala Harris

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson

Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon

Senator Ricardo Lara

Senator Isadore Hall

Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León

Congresswoman Janice Hahn

Congresswoman Judy Chu

California State Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones

California State Controller Betty Yee

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla

International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Southern California District Council

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My Top 3 Priorities

1. return to Democratic values. I am tired of political compromises that take us further to the right. Many of these and current rhetoric are filled with policies that reduce the middle class and hurt people.

Returning to the party that stands up for the rights of citizens to vote, to earn a living wage, to be protected, and to improve their qualilty of life---not to be a serf for the big corporations

To be a POSITIVE force for change. I am tired of the hatred and meanness that have characterized this past campaign. We need to care and form our decisions on concern, not hatred and revenge. That is not who we are.